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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-15
Ex-Minister Foster.
Washington Letter.

Washington Letter.
Hon. John w. Foster, ex-United States minis
ter to Spain, now makes his home in Washing
ton. He is a slender man of medium height
with snowy white side-whiskers and rnustache
His small, piercing eyes full OF fire. and it is
not necessary to see him busting along the
street, in cutaway business suit, for one to
conclude him to be of push and energy
He is engaged in the practice of the law, and is
understood to draw comfortable income as the
attorney here Of the Mexican governments The
new legation building for that government is
being erected just next door to Mr. Foster
house, on street II is not unlikely that he
takes lively interest in politics. for he has been
noted for that many years. but with all his fond
ness in that direction he is of the most active
men in Washington In church matters. He is
president of the Young Mems Christian Assoca-
Bethany Mission Sabbath school, which is locat-
ion, where most of the slums OF the national
capital may be found His wife, too, takes a
great interest in the same character Of work
and is president of the Ladies' Foreign Mission
arv Society OF the New York avenue Presbyte-
rian Church, where she and her distinguished
husband regularly attend Mainly through the
efforts of Mr.. Foster the Young Mems Christian
Association has, during the last year, rid itself
of a debt of $l2 000 which was clouding tine title
to their handsome building on New York ave-
nue., near the Treasury. Principally through
the efforts of Mr.. Foster, also, the association
has every Sabbath for some months back been
favored with an address from some prominent
public man, the subject in every case being one
that would be likely to interest young men and
make the meetings more attractive.
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THE MICHIGAN FLOODS.
Deplorable Condition of Affairs at LYONS and
in the Country in that Vicinity.

LYONS, Mich. Feb 4-The ice eorgeis frozen
solidly to depth of from Eve to ten feet. The
river is still flowing through Main street, and
merchants are building trestle-w works to their
stores, only to find their goods frozen in ice.
The cold weather has settled the water nearly a
foot, but made work almost impossible. The
men working in the water are coated with ice.
The first mails since last Wednesday arrived to-
day. being carried across the gorge below.
Families who were driven from their homes
without change of clothing are returning in
boats through the windows. to find everything
covered with ice.
At Three Rivers the water began rising again
Saturday afternoon and this morning it is six
inches higher than the great food of 1869. Men
were at work all night on the Lake Shore track,
which is only saved from being washed out by
the severe freezing.
The whole country from Lyons to Muir pre-
sents arctic panorama Of desolation. Many
since Thursday morning, and several who at
narrowly escaped death. All the merchants
lose heavily; all manufacturing establishments
are crippled. and many buildings ruined. The
ice gorge shows no signs of breaking extending
as q solid glacier Ave miles long and fifteen or
twenty feet thick. The loss of property is enor-
nous, and will doubtless reach $3.50. 0OO The
Holly water-works building stands in the midst
Of the food, and has been literally ground to
pieces.
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The Supervising Inspector general of Steam
Vessels is a Republican left over after the po-
litical crash of 1884 He is also an ass. There
is law prohibiting officials and employees of the
government from making presents to the Presi-
dent, but this superlative chuckle-head thinks
he can make himself solid with the President
by making a present TO Mrs. Cleveland as though
made to the President He and his fellow in
spectors have Clipped in $40 apiece and bought
ga magnificent floral tribute to be sent to Mrs.
Cleveland "as slight token Of their exalted
esteem for her as q true American woman. "
There is no conceivable reason why the inspect
ors of hulls, and boilers, and things of that kind
should feel called upon to express their exalted
esteem of true American woman. II is no
part of their function to give a verdict on es-
teemed women but steam vessels. The real
purpose of these laundering chuckle- heads is to
make themselves solid with the President, who
ought to kick the last one of them out of Office
for the insult involved in their present to Mrs.
Cleveland.
But the Cleveland family is queer. You can't
tell what they are likely to think. Perhaps it
may seem all right to them.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Miles Sweeney, a railroad aborer at Steuben-
vile. O., was found, yesterday morning. with
his skull fractured and fatally wounded. Ssven
tramps have been arrested on suspicion Of hav
ing assaulted Sweeney
Rev. DR.. Kohut, of the Congregation Ahabath
Cnessa, New York. was married in Baltimore to
Miss Rebecca Bethlehem, daughter of Rev DR..
A. S. Bethlehem, formerly of San Francisco. A
number of the most prominent Israelites of Bal
timore were present, as we'll as several from
New York.
Leonard Grover, an actor, has been adiudged
guilty of contempt of court by Judge Andrews,
of New York. He is charged with neelecting to
pay his wife. Ida May Grover, $lZ50 per wee k
pending her suit against him for divorce Grover
was committed to Jail until the full amount has
been paid.
Miss Louisa N. Dungey, aged seventeen, died
yesterday, at ST. Louis, from the effects Of a
dose Of arsenic which she had administered with
lady, it is understood, became secretly engaged
to young man. Her family opposed the mar
riage, and in order to brighten them into SUBJ
mission she took the fatal dose. 1t produced
nausea almost Immediately, and she elected the
greater part of it. The drug had worked its
way, however, into her system, and death result.
ed yesterday Miss Dungey was sister of a
member of the firm of Salove 6 Dungey.
James Wnslow, machinist, living at No.
1925 South Seventh street, ST. Louis, committed
suicide yesterday. after having made two pre-
vious attempts to end his life. Early in the
morning he cut his throat with razor, but be-
fore death ensued a physician was called, who
stopped the bleeding and saved his life He ther
walked to the bridge and threw himself into the
river, but was rescued before he was drowned
He then proceeded from the river hank to the
| railroad tunnel and threw himself before an an
preaching engine. the wheels passing over hi
body. aud his third attempt at self destruction
was successful
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Pasteur to Inoculate Lord DOneraile.


Lord Donerale and his coachman, both of
whom were bitten by tame fox which was in a
rabd condition, have arrived here from Ireland
for the purpose of being inoculated at NJ. Pas
tours establishments with preventive virus. The
Psychologist is still at Bordighera, his place in
Paris being taken by his able assistant, DR..
Grancher
The storm which has been raised against him
By DIR. Peters, who has virtually accused him of
killing nearly as many persons he cures, still
RACES. but M. Pasteur has on his side some of
the abest medical men in Paris, who implicitly
believe in the efficacy of his treatment Fore
most among these is Dr. Vulpian. practical
patho.oglst. who has European reputation. and
who calls NJ Pasteur's discovery one OF the
greatest that has ever been made.
DIR. Janicot. another PasteurIan. also states
with reference to the intense method of inocula-
ton. as it is called, which has been designated
by DIR. Peters disastrous, that of 140 wolf bit
ten Russians treated, not one died.
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BUSINESS EMBARRASSMENTS.

Cant Find the Books of Falley & Hoes
Suspension Of James b. Faliey & Co.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Feb. 14-David Murphy,
receiver for Falley &. Hoes, took possession this
morning He stopped all work in the shoe shop,
which employed about forty people, until an in
voice is taken. When he opened the safe he
was unable to find any books of the firm, no
money. or anything of value. Up to a late hour
this evening the receiver had been unable to Sc
cure the books. although they were in the safe
on Saturday night James B. FalIey, the re-
moved trustee, claims not to have had them.
James B. Falley & Co., wholesale and retail
hardware merchants. to-day issued circular
stating that as they are large indorsers for
Falley g. Hoes, shoe manufacturers, and mas
much as Judge Gresham's decision. Saturday.
has taken from them their indemnity, they are
unable to fully meet their own liabilities, and
also those for which they simply sureties,
and they are compelled to suspend business.
The firm has issued $4,000 mortgage on stock
estimated TO be worth $25 000 and also a second
mortgage to secure 81, 600 due mercantile credit
ors. James B. Falley, senior member of the
firm. was appointed trustee for Faley & Hoes
and on Saturday Judge Gresham put receiver
in his place. Falley g. Co. are indorsers for
Falley & Hoes to the amount OF $27,0 900.
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ILLINOIS.

An Alleged Fox-Drive Ends in Free Fight
and the Foxes Escape.
Special to the India napolis Journaa.
MARSHALL, Feb 1.-The grand fox-drive
which was set for last Thursday. and which was
to take in the entire northern half of the county,
has been postponed until next Saturday,
count of the rainy weather which prevailed
nearly all of last week, making the roads and
fields almost impossible. In spite Of the mud
and rain, however. few ardent sportsmen per-
sisted in carrying ous the original programme
last Thursday. -Four foxes were scared up. but
some Of the hunters who were rather under the
influence Of fre-water engaged ia a disgraceful
quarrel over the spoils. which ended in rough
and tumble fight During the excitement the
foxes escaped The endeavor will be to make
the drive next Saturday an orderly and we'll
conducted affair.
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Brief Mention.

The formal opening of the new building Of
the southern Illinois Normal University will
take place Thursday, at Carbondale.
Anderson Price, young married man. living
few miles east Of Shelbyvile, was arrested on
Saturday, on complaint of Michigan lady,
who claims him as her husband. After pre-
liminarv trial, he was sent to Jail in default of
81, 200 bail
James Clubhouse. rich farmer of Fayette
county. was taken to the asylum at Anna on
element. This is the second case Of insanity
caused by religious revivals in that county
within the last two months
A land case which mas been in the Illinois
courts for forty years finally decided at Peo-
ria the other day. 1t had been taken to the SUI
preme Court four times Among the many law
yers who had appeared in the at various
times were Abraham Lincoln, r. G. Ingersoll
and Judges Purple. Shope Lacy and Green.
There died. Saturday, at Greenville, at the
age of seyenty-s six. the Rev. John B. White. By
turns he was lawyer, teacher and preacher and
as county judge, as an educator he obtained a
reputation that extended several States,
and as a preacher he stood high among the Bap-
list ministers.
The Farmers Alliance movement has made
rapid strides in Champaign county, within the
last few weeks, and local societies are now ope-
rating in about half the townships of the county.
cali will soon be issued for meeting to or
gauize county alliance, with the object of har
monizng the local interests and preparing for
concerted action. The local alliances in some
cases are attempting to market the produce and
purchase in bulk the supplies of its members.
There is a strip of ground about six miles from
Mackinaw that is puzzling the brains of Taze-
well county people The spot is about eighty
feet wide. The ground will not freeze and snow
will not lie upon it. When the earth is disturbed
it will fash like burning powder. The Mackinaw
Enterprise declares that on the coolest days of
winter one could walk this particular spot
and warm his feet in a short time peculiar
gas comes up from the ground. An effort was
made to confine some of it in a bottle, but i'm a
very little while the bottle was burst into frag-
mentS.
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A Drunk Man Claim. To Be McMunn.

PITTsBURa, Feb. 14.-Abour midnight a man
entered a saloon on Wylie avenue and asked the
proprietor to allow him to stay all night, offer
ing So for the privilege He was in an intoxi-
catel condition, and the saloon keeper refused
him. He said his name was Harry McMunn
who was rescued from the officers at
Ravenna Being told the second time he could
not remain, he left the saloon and started up
street Detective Fred He'll entered the saloon
moment later, and being informed Of
the occurrence. started in pursuit, and
captured him few blocks away and
took him to the Central Station. On the way to
Jail he said he lived at 400 Abbey street, Oleve-
land. He left there on Jan. 12, came
here from Akron. O.. yesterday morning, and
claims to be bootmaker by trade. His
description taliies exactly with that already
given of McMunn. He was dressed Ia shabby
suit, and wore cap. One Of his hands was in
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A City for Sale.
New York Special.

New York Special
City to be sold, Judge HiltonW was asked this
evening.
what else can we do with itF
I'm bulk2'
SWELL, that depends, you see. The sale Of an
island ten miles long is something different from
parting with corner lot. It might be taken off
our hands by syndicate. We have got to sell
off the property, of course. for we have heavy
legacies to pay, and there is no means of raising
money except by selling the real estate. How
and when it will be disposed of has not been de-
termined9
s'What do you value the entire Garden City
property at. apprexmatelyT
II could not say. There ara 10. 900 acres OF
Garden City is not Actually earning anything
proportonate to its value, but the rapid increase
in the value Of the land is adequate interest"
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Minor Notes

new illustrated directory of Madison, Yer
non, North Vernon and Columbus is being got
ten up.
Mrs. Dr. s. NJ. Townsend, founder of the Old
Ladies' Home of Madison, died on Friday, Of
paralysis, superinduced by q fall
A mission began at Christ Episcopal Church,
Madison Feb. IA. at 100 P. NJ. Bishop Knicker
packers visitation has been postponed until
Monday evening next
Grace hurry Levinson, who recently commit
red suicide at Leavenworth, KAN, was at one
lime a resident of Charlottesville, and was
newspaper carrier in that place.
On Saturday evening Roach Rice. a resident
II Sugar Creek township, Montgomery county.
run over by train on the Vandalia, near
Darlington, and instantly killed.
A successful revival is in progress at the
Charlottesville Christian SChurch. The congre-
cation OF this church have under consideration
the erection of a new edifce next summer.
On Saturday George Moore, wellknown
farmer, living near Huntington, was thrown to
he ground from a heavily-l loaded wagon By the
breaking OF the boom-pole. sustaining internal
injuries which will prove fatal
Christopher Loop, who lives near Beckville.-
Boone county, committed suicide on Sunday
aight by blowing the top Of his head off with q
shotgun His father lives near Mace Mont
somery county. It is supposed the cause Of the
suicide was domestic trouble.
About o'clock yesterday afternoon natural
gas was struck at Upton, AZ 2 depsn OF over
thousand feet. It Is considered strong we'll.
the blaze being about eight feet high Work has
been stopped until there are further develop
nents.
John Conner, aged eighteen, was crushed, per
uaps fatally, on Saturday, by fall Of coal and
slate while at work in a mine near Kniehtsville.
Eight serious mine accidents-one fatal-have
occurred in the Brazil district within the last
six weeks. against sixteen in the State last year
The Portland natural-gas field is being rapidly
developed. The gas company have four wells
The Standard Oil Company has leased five thou
sand acres, and will develop at once and Silver
male & Jaqua, who own one thousand acres near
town, have contracted for we'll. Free gas and
.heap land will be given manufacturers
At Greensburg George Meek, wealthy farm
Or, and Thomas Clark a neiehbor, were charged
with stealing some clover-seed from another
neiehbor, last October. Meek haa been on trial
Tor week. and much interest has been mani
tested. The case went to the jury at p. NJ.
yesterday, and at o'clock last evening they re-
turned q verdict Of not guilty.
The Southern Indiana Teachers Association
will hold its tenth annual meeting at Madison
March %, "a and Is. M. G. CARRIER. editor Of
the Courier. will make the welcome address, te
which e. A. Bryan president Of Vincennss Uni
versity, will respond Among the eminent edu
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MADISON. Wis. Feb. 14-The following cir
cular was issued to-day from the national
headquarters of the Grand Army of the Republic,
signed by Commander-in chief Fairchild:
In view of tho recent veto of the dependent PEN
sion bill and OF the very great importance of that
measure Co many of our disabled comrades who need
and are justly entitled to help it is recommended that
posts and comrades everywhere. by resolutions and
letters, Immediately inform members of Congress
who entitled to and will gladly receive these
pressons of opinion of their approval disapproval
of the principles involved in the vetoed bill.
Comrades are requested to move at once with
out waiting for the printed circular.
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Convention of prison wardens.

DETROIT. Feb. 14.-Colonel Fenton. of the
Chicago House of Correction: Warden McLaugh-
rey. OF Joliet, and Capt. Jos. Nicholson. of the
Detroit House OF Correction. have issued a call
for meeting of prison wardens to- be held in
this city. March s. The object of the meeting
is to draw a line been the accidental and habtual
criminal The meeting has been indorsed by
seventy two wardens from all the leading penal
institutions of America and the result of it will
have an important bearing on the care of crimi-
nails in the future. 1t is proposed to keep a
record of every criminal in each institution, and
this will be sent to all others, thus greatly aid
ing in their management
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Another Polar Expedition.

WINNIPEG. Man, Feb. 14-Another effort is
about to be made to discover the north POLE
Yesterday evening, Alexander Macarthur,
gentleman we'll up in science. and who has made
a speca. study of arctic explorations. accom-
panied by drug clerk named Young, started for
Selkirk with a load of provisions of about four
teen hundred pounds. his destination being the
north pole. For long time Mr.. Macarthur has
been in communication with the Smithsonian
Institution at Washington. and other
scientific institutions of the United
States, with q view of making
explorations in the northern sea, and,
if possible. pushing northward in the ultimate
hope Of discovering the north pole In quiet
way, and without saying anything in particular
to his friends Macarthur went on perfecting his
arrangements. providing himself with complete
outfits. including cooking utensils. q canvas
boat weighing twenty-seven pounds. plenty OF
firearms. and four years supply of ammuni-
tion Before he started he stated that he would
probably not return for two or three years. He
has secured assistance from some American pa
pers, and it is American money entirely on
which he Is MAKING the venture.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
PARIS, Feb. 14--Mrs Turner, living in the
West End. caused the death of her fourteen
year-old daughter by giving her an overdose Of
morphine, which she mstook for ouinine At
the coroner's request, this afternoon, the mother
explained the case satisfactorily to the jury. and
they brought in a verdict of accidental killing
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-15
A Dishonest school-Teache

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
GREENsBURG, Feb. l4-CharleA Starks
schoolteacher at Let's Corner, who was arrest
ed for pilfering small sums of money from q
local merchant, and who put 5000 in the hands
OF the court for his future appearance, is miss
ing to-day, and will probably not appear in this
part Of the country again. He is Of good
family aud has always been held in good estAem,
but admits his guilt, and says that he could not
Withstand the temptation
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Gators on the programme are Professors Fisher,
Boone, Lafollette, Mills. Martin. Hall, Carhart,
Carnagey, Jones, Wiley. Hubbard and Jordan.
DR.. Jordan will remain to deliver his popular
lecture, 'The Ascent of the Matterhorn" in the
interest of the Madison public-school library, on
the night of March %
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WAYNE Wants a Public Institution,

Fort Wayne Wants Public Institution.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
Fort WAYNE, Feb H-There was a large
meeting of the Business Mems Exchanges tonight.
Congressman elect j. b. White made forcibe
and eloquent speech relative to the claims of
Fort Wayne for the school for the feeble minded.
Mayor Chas Il. Muller and Col d. N. Foster
to indianapolis and present the matter to the
Legislature.
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Charged with Seduction.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MATTooN Feb. 4-John /. Albertson was ar
rested last evening, at the residence of William
Wiley, northeast Of this city, by Frank C. Lloyd,
an officer from Martinsvile, Ind, who took his
prisoner to that place. where he is charged with
seducing young girl. The father of the girl
offered a reward Of $500 for his capture.
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Gednsv House, New York,

politan Opara-house and Casino. Hotel entirely
new. Desirable for business men or families
European plan. Rooms, 81 per day upwards.
Excellent restaurant Gen. Dan Macauiey b
w, B. BoWera
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An Old Quarrel Revived.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
CoRYDoN, FED. A-The trouble over the re-
cordership in this county has been revived by
Henry Wright institutine suit against John M.
Baelz for possession Of the Office. Baelz has held
the,ofice since Wright and his deputies were
elected by masked men, on the night of the 9th
Of November. Baez elected to the Office,
but Wright claims that Baelz is not a natural
lied citizen, and therefore is not legally entitled
to hold the office.
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Lawyers and Saloons.

Philadelphia Record.
AS there are ], 500 lawyers in Phi.adelphia and
over 5000 bars whore liquor is sold, it will
be seen that every practitioner has four bars to
make business for him -Four saloons that do
not turn out directly indirectly, enough liti-
CATION to keep one lawyer busy are hardly doing
prosperous trade
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENsBURG, Feb. 14-Church circles in this
city were somewhat surprised upon the an
nouncement that Rev. j. A. kirkpatrick. late
pastor of the Baptist Church here, had severed
his relations with his former denomination by
uniting himself, last night with the Christian
tor CanIpbellite) Church. He had been q Bap-
tist pastor here until few weeks ago, since
which time he has been preaching at various
places throughout the State, and was regarded
by many very able minister.